Timi Yuro: "Hurt" live footage (1962) "Hurt" is a 1954 song by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs. "Hurt" was originally performed by Roy Hamilton, whose version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. In 1961, Timi Yuro's version of "Hurt" reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 22 on the R&B chart. Rosemary Timothy Yuro (August 4, 1940 – March 30, 2004), professionally known as T